Media

Information for media covering the event.

To make it easier for you to report from the Standard Bank IRONMAN 70.3 South Africa Triathlon, please read through the following information before applying for accreditation.

General Information

The entire race section will be closed for road traffic on the day of the race. Journalists and photographers can get as close to the athletes as spectators can without any access passes, which means that even without accreditation you will be able to take impressive pictures of the athletes and report directly from the Standard Bank IRONMAN 70.3 South Africa Triathlon.

We can only distribute accreditation to a limited number of journalists and photographers. For this reason, and in the interest of the athletes, we ask that you only apply for accreditation to the sections listed below should you deem it absolutely necessary:

- start
- transition area
- finish line
- press area

Only media representatives who apply online in advance will be considered for accreditation on presentation of a valid press ID. Please come to see us and pick up your accreditation together with press material.

The Media Centre for the Standard Bank IRONMAN 70.3 South Africa is situated at the Garden Court during race week and at the Orient Theatre on race day.

Equipment

The Media Centre will house 4 computer terminals (Windows/Word/online). We are also able to provide you with Modem connections (Western) or network adapter lines (RJ45) by request which will allow you to use your own laptop / notebook. Should you require one of these lines please indicate when applying for accreditation.

A fixed phone and copy machine will be available at no charge.

Special Requirements

Should you have any other media requirements please indicate when applying for accreditation.

Photographers

Photographers will be allowed accreditation for the use of photographs only in newspapers, magazines, books and online news sites. Freelance photographers are required to provide written confirmation from the media house, publication or agency to which they are contracted.

Photographs may not be sold to athletes or to athlete sponsors for advertising purposes. IRONMAN holds intellectual property rights to all images captured at the Standard Bank IRONMAN 70.3 South Africa and can only be used as set out herein. Should an athlete or athlete's sponsor wish to make use of a particular image the athlete / sponsor will need to contact World Triathlon Corporation's legal department to obtain the image rights.